Gosh! Skew-T forecasts do look incredibly complicated don't they? Most people look at these charts and give up trying to work out what they mean, but our ones are a little easier to understand.

On the chart you can see the wind information at various levels on the right hand side of the image. On the chart there are four lines which are :-

0c Freezing Line Pretty much the temperature water freezes atDry Bulb Temperature This is the temperature of the air in the atmosphere at each levelDew Point Temperature This is the wet bulb temperature of the air in the atmosphere at each levelEnvironment Lapse Rate This is the temperature which the air *should* be based on height/moisture

Using these charts you will be able to tell a few things :-

If the red and blue line are next to each other then the air will be saturated and therefore will be a layer of cloudIf the red line is to the left of the back line then chances are you will see snow where precipitation fallsIf the orange line is to the right of the red line then the atmosphere is unstable at that level (CAPE), if the orange line is to the left of the red line then the atmosphere is stable (CIN)

You can choose any date out to 10 days ahead and click on the times to see the chart and the corresponding data next to it.

Data is updated twice a day at 10.45am and 10.45pm GMT (11.45am and 11.45pm BST)